Beloved Dennis-Yarmouth principal Paul Funk passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning.
A Wakefield High grad, Funk went on to play his college baseball at the University of Connecticut. Following there, he served as teacher and assistant football coach at Everett before heading south.
Funk has been at Dennis-Yarmouth for more than two decades, serving as football coach and athletic director before assuming his duties as principal. During his time as football coach from 2001-2018, the Dolphins went 125-64-1 and captured a pair of Super Bowl titles.
Following the 2018 season, he made the tough decision to give up roles as football coach and athletic director to become principal.
“Football has been a big part of my life down here. I took over in 2000 and we only had a JV team at the time,” Funk said at the time. “But (becoming principal) is something that was important for me and my family at this point in my life.”
Funk was set to become principal at Duxbury High where he was living with his wife and three children.
BASEBALL
In nonleague action, Patrick Finnerty tossed a complete game and struck out eight. He finished 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored to lead Oliver Ames to a 7-0 win over New Bedford. … Brady Warren smashed a home run and four RBI while Christian Figueroa struck out six in a complete-game shutout to lead Lynn Classical (4-1) to a 5-0 victory over Swampscott.
BOYS LACROSSE
Ethan Mitchell compiled 4 goals and an assist as Central Catholic (2-4) edged Londenderry 11-9 in nonleague play.
SOFTBALL
In a nonleague matchup, Cece Imbimbo scattered four hits and struck out 12 to boost Burlington (5-0) to a 3-1 win over Tyngsboro.
SATURDAY’S SCORES
BASEBALL
Chelmsford 5, BC High 1
Georgetown 2, Amesbury 0
Latin Academy 9, West Bridgewater 6
Lowell Catholic 7, Newton North 3
Lynn Classical 5, Swampscott 0
Lynnfield 5, Belmont 3
Manchester Essex 11, Rockport 4
Masconomet 10, Lynn English 3
Milton 14, Medfield 5
Newburyport 11, North Reading 1
Noble & Greenough 6, Middlesex 2
O’Bryant 4, St. Joseph Prep 2
Oliver Ames 7, New Bedford 0
Putnam Science Academy 9, Austin Prep 3 (G1)
Putnam Science Academy 4, Austin Prep 2 (G2)
Tabor 9, Roxbury Latin 0
Triton 12, Pentucket 1
Wellesley 8, Waltham 5
Westport 10, Bishop Connolly 1
O’Donnell Tournament
Cohasset 11, Hull 1
Pembroke 8, Blue Hills 7 (8i)
BOYS LACROSSE
Brunswick 17, St. John’s Prep 10
Central Catholic 11, Londonderry (NH) 9
Danvers 8, Wakefield 7
Dracut 8, Shrewsbury 8
Lowell 13, Revere 7
Manchester Essex 15, Woburn 5
Marshfield 6, Mansfield 2
Northeast Metro Tech 6, Malden 5
Rivers 13, Tabor 6
Silver Lake 15, Framingham 11
Tyngsboro 13, St. Bernard’s 11
Weston 9, Arlington 3
Xaverian 10, Norwell 9 (ot)
GIRLS LACROSSE
Danvers 12, Marblehead 11
Dexter Southfield 10, Tabor 4
Dover-Sherborn 11, Natick 8
Lincoln-Sudbury 12, Leominster 7
Plymouth North 18, Pembroke 2
St. Mark’s 14, BB&N 12
Weymouth 10, Kennebunk (ME) 9
SOFTBALL
Billerica 19, Swampscott 6 (5i)
Bishop Fenwick 14, Latin Academy 2
Bridgewater-Raynham 3, Bishop Feehan 0
Brooks 8, Milton Academy 0
Burlington 3, Tyngsboro 1
Dexter Southfield 13, Tabor 8
Tewksbury 2, Chelmsford 1
Thayer Academy 17, Newton Country Day 3
BOYS TENNIS
Beverly 3, Hamilton-Wenham 2
BB&N 7, St. Mark’s 0
GIRLS TENNIS
Hamilton-Wenham 3, Beverly 2
Natick 4, Braintree 1
BOYS TRACK
Burlington 128, Watertown 7
Coaches are asked to report scores and highlights to hssports@bostonherald.com